Commodore 64 PETSCII Image (2022)
(medium.com)
It is said that life begins at the age of 40 — I hope it is true … After 23 years of working in IT and spending the last 12 years in a company I co-founded, my contract was terminated, I lost my job and I suddenly found myself almost overnight in a situation where I have all day ahead with no schedule, no deadlines, no important phone calls, no one is waiting for my analysis, consultation or technical specification.
It is said that life begins at the age of 40 — I hope it is true … After 23 years of working in IT and spending the last 12 years in a company I co-founded, my contract was terminated, I lost my job and I suddenly found myself almost overnight in a situation where I have all day ahead with no schedule, no deadlines, no important phone calls, no one is waiting for my analysis, consultation or technical specification.
The "35-cent" Commodore 64 softmodem
(blogspot.com)
Rockwell famously used 6502-based cores in modems for many years, but that doesn't mean other 6502s couldn't be used. If only there were a way to connect a Commodore 64's audio output directly to an RJ-11 plug ...
Rockwell famously used 6502-based cores in modems for many years, but that doesn't mean other 6502s couldn't be used. If only there were a way to connect a Commodore 64's audio output directly to an RJ-11 plug ...
Documented and annotated source code for Elite on the Commodore 64
(github.com/markmoxon)
This repository contains the original source code for Elite on the Commodore 64, with every single line documented and (for the most part) explained.
This repository contains the original source code for Elite on the Commodore 64, with every single line documented and (for the most part) explained.
Tricking c64 basic into clearing a hi-res screen quickly
(altervista.org)
Bitmap graphics with Commodore 64 BASIC 2.0 is not easy, but it is possible. The problem is the lack of commands specifically designed to handle the bitmapped screen.
Bitmap graphics with Commodore 64 BASIC 2.0 is not easy, but it is possible. The problem is the lack of commands specifically designed to handle the bitmapped screen.
Programming the C64 with Visual Studio Code
(retrogamecoders.com)
Program the Commodore 64 in BASIC, Assembly or C using Microsoft Visual Studio Code on Mac, Windows and Linux!
Program the Commodore 64 in BASIC, Assembly or C using Microsoft Visual Studio Code on Mac, Windows and Linux!
ChipWits Macintosh/Commodore 64 Forth source code released
(chipwits.com)
This month marks the 🎈🎈🎈 40th anniversary of ChipWits! 🎈🎈🎈 To celebrate, we’re releasing all of the original Mac and Commodore 64 FORTH source code (or as much as we could recover) as open source!
This month marks the 🎈🎈🎈 40th anniversary of ChipWits! 🎈🎈🎈 To celebrate, we’re releasing all of the original Mac and Commodore 64 FORTH source code (or as much as we could recover) as open source!
One-parting some Commodore 64 utilities for fun and profit
(blogspot.com)
I've got a few retrocomputing bucket list items I'm slowly working down, and a couple of them involve some little Commodore 64 games I've had kicking around on the backburner.
I've got a few retrocomputing bucket list items I'm slowly working down, and a couple of them involve some little Commodore 64 games I've had kicking around on the backburner.
Disassembling Crossroads, Part 1
(m65digest.substack.com)
One of my all-time favorite games for the Commodore 64—and I know I’m not alone in this—is Crossroads, the single-screen maze shoot’em’up by Steve Harter, published in Compute!’s Gazette magazine as a type-in program in December 1987.
One of my all-time favorite games for the Commodore 64—and I know I’m not alone in this—is Crossroads, the single-screen maze shoot’em’up by Steve Harter, published in Compute!’s Gazette magazine as a type-in program in December 1987.
C64 OS Programmer's Guide
(c64os.com)
C64 OS is an operating system add-on to the Commodore 64's built-in features and software.
C64 OS is an operating system add-on to the Commodore 64's built-in features and software.